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Which alternative contains a correct correspondence of
meaning?
(A) “restored” (line 24) and reestablished are antonyms.
(B) “tackle” (line 28) and deal with are synonyms.
(C) “shift” (line 40) is the opposite of change.
(D) “newly” (line 45) and recently are not synonyms.
(E) “confined” (line 53) means the same as released.
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Check the option in which the phrase is INCORRECTLY
explained.
(A) “South America’s economic powerhouse” (lines 11-12) =
the economic powerhouse of South America.
(B) “traditionally inward-looking family-owned affairs”
(lines 31-32) = affairs owned by traditional families who
look inwards.
(C) “the world’s second-biggest mining company” (line 34) =
a mining company that is the second biggest one in the
world.
(D) “third-largest maker of civilian aircraft” (line 35) = a civilian
aircraft maker that is the third largest one.
(E) “newly discovered offshore fields of oil and natural gas”
(line 45) = fields of oil and natural gas that are offshore
and that have been newly discovered.
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In terms of reference, it is correct to affirm that
(A) “its” (line 8) refers to “world’s” (line 7).
(B) “That” (line 14) refers to “year” (line 14).
(C) “this” (line 30) refers to “new mood” (line 30).
(D) “others” (line 37) refers to “business people” (lines 30-31).
(E) “those” (line 46) refers to “fields” (line 45).
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The only item where the boldfaced word may be replaced by
furthermore is
(A) “In the past decade and a half, however, under reforming
democratic governments, Brazil has conquered inflation,”
(lines 25-27)
(B) “Some, such as Vale, the world’s second-biggest mining
company,” (lines 33-34)
(C) “Additionally, some economists argue that Brazil is the
beneficiary of a structural shift,” (lines 39-40)
(D) “Compared with its past, Brazil is indeed doing much
better.” (line 55)
(E) “But before oil euphoria kicks in,” (line 56)
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According to Paragraph 6 (lines 48-54), oil can be considered
a cause of concern because
(A) economic problems can weaken Brazil’s ability to explore
the new oil resources.
(B) Brazil’s newly discovered oil resources are not as big as
the experts previously expected.
(C) the current oil drilling technology is not appropriate for
the extraction of all the oil discovered.
(D) the nation’s leaders might forget the structural problems
in the euphoric scenario of new oil sources.
(E) the heavy taxation of oil products might maximize the
economic returns of drilling the recently discovered oil
wealth.
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The fragment “Brazil’s leaders should ask themselves why
so many other countries have made bigger returns from a
much smaller natural endowment.” (lines 56-58) means that
Brazil’s leaders
(A) should not concern themselves about why other countries
have been more lucrative than Brazil.
(B) may be in doubt whether it is true that Brazil will eventually
make as much money as countries with vast of natural
resources.
(C) might speculate if Brazil could make more gains if it made
a better use of its scarce natural gifts.
(D) would rather investigate how some countries that are not
as rich as Brazil find the means to survive.
(E) had better analyze why countries with fewer natural
resources than Brazil have been more profitable.
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The text as a whole is both
(A) pessimistic and sarcastic.
(B) optimistic and enthusiastic.
(C) argumentative and watchful.
(D) persuasive and comforting.
(E) hopeless and terrifying.